I guess you could say, like their #300 in the photo, things are up in the air right now!

_________________"As veteran B&LE engineer 'Tex' McCann observed, if Pennsylvania had a drawbar on it, a Bessemer 400 (DRS6-6-1500) would surely try to 'shake and wiggle' it."

jasonsobczynski

Post subject: Re: NH&I # 9 SMS Rail lines the Latest information

Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 10:49 pm

Joined: Sun Sep 12, 2004 1:41 pmPosts: 816Location: Bowling Green, KY

That looks like it shall shape up to be a very nice shop! I wonder if the are going to go the easy route and remove the boiler from the frame(so that it may be rolled over) to facilitate installation of the new firebox? Though not something traditionally done in this country in preservation due to the size of the boilers on even medium sized locomotives, and the lack of facilities, it would do them well to take this approach.

Cheers, Jason

John Risley

Post subject: Re: NH&I # 9 SMS Rail lines the Latest information

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 12:25 am

Joined: Tue Aug 24, 2004 10:34 pmPosts: 637

Certainly makes the world an easier place to be in when you turn the boiler upside down doesn't it Jason? Would of never of thought of it on my own, can learn a lot from professionals. When I was a welder we turned most things over with overhead cranes as we were working on large/heavy weldments using flux core wire. Don't know why I wouldn't of applied that naturally to boiler work, so simple a concept. That is probably why!

Glad your hot flanging and not me, can't hit the broad side of a barn with a sledge. My back and sense of balance just isn't there. When attempting this I melted the soles off my Red Wing work boots, both the tread and the glue that held the soles on. Not to mention sliding down the radius while trying to maintain my balance. Rather useless at hot flanging, better at passing meds. Sending some wet snow your way.

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